What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? But the man who orders his life according to their teachings cannot go far wrong

Quote by George Norman Douglas

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Justice is too good for some people and not good enough for the rest

Justice is too good for some people and not good enough for the rest

Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes.

Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes.

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what...

You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what...

The longer one lives, the more one realizes that nothing is a dish for every...

The longer one lives, the more one realizes that nothing is a dish for every...

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

A wise man knows everything; a shrewd one, everybody.

A wise man knows everything; a shrewd one, everybody.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more...

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more...

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask God, that giveth to all men...

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask God, that giveth to all men...

He'll never be gone - not as long as those who remain are loyal to...

He'll never be gone - not as long as those who remain are loyal to...

Never under any circumstances say that meditation and wisdom are different; they are one unity,...

Never under any circumstances say that meditation and wisdom are different; they are one unity,...

Education makes us more stupid than the brutes. A thousand voices call to us on...

Education makes us more stupid than the brutes. A thousand voices call to us on...

Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.

Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age

Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age

Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith...

Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith...

A short saying oft contains much wisdom

A short saying oft contains much wisdom

He who knows others is learned; he who knows himself is wise

He who knows others is learned; he who knows himself is wise

Wise men, though all laws were abolished, would lead the same lives

Wise men, though all laws were abolished, would lead the same lives

Wisdom is to the soul what health is to the body

Wisdom is to the soul what health is to the body